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A section of single linear boundary dyke east of York Lane, south east of Farclose Plantation, is a prehistoric earthwork located in Yorkshire. The dyke represents a form of land division or territorial demarcation characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement patterns in northern England. The monument survives as a linear bank, indicating its function as a boundary marker defining agricultural or administrative territories during the prehistoric period. Such dykes are significant archaeological features that provide evidence of early land use, social organisation, and the management of landscape resources in pre-Roman Britain.
Section of single linear boundary dyke east of York Lane, south east of Farclose Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015564. View the official record →
A section of single linear boundary dyke east of York Lane, south east of Farclose Plantation, is a prehistoric earthwork located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015564.
Section of single linear boundary dyke east of York Lane, south east of Farclose Plantation is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Warter Augustinian Priory (5.6 km), Round barrow 600m west of Newcote Farm (5.7 km), Round barrow 915m north east of Dalton Gates Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of single linear boundary dyke east of York Lane, south east of Farclose Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Section of single linear boundary dyke east of York Lane, south east of Farclose Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.